Grain storage bin



Feb. 22, 1944. A. L. CARBAUGH GRAIN STORAGE BIN Filed Jan. 28, 1943 3 Sheets-Sheet l Ar ue 1 v nan Wave 19m Feb. 22, 1944. CARBAUGH 2,342,528

GRAIN STORAGE BIN Filed Jan. 28, 1945 3 SheetsShee t 2 I a I: o 23 CE r J4 j K D Ar .3 I M a m 1 l2 a x I 7 ArcZEZ-CQIZW Feb. 22, 1944. A. CARBAUGH GRAIN STORAGE BIN Filed Jan. 28, 1945 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Inventor flick/r e iiway Patented Feb. 22, 1944 UNITED STATES PAre r OFFICE GRAIN STORAGE BIN Archie L. Carbaugh, Aitch, Pa.

Application January 28, 1943, Serial No. 473,848

1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful-imobject of the invention being to provide 'a bin wherein grain can be conveniently removed from the bottom of the bin to the top for the purpose of contacting the grain with air and facilitating the drying thereof.

Another important object of the invention. is to provide a rain storage bin in which grain can be conveniently moved from one point to another, thus subjecting the grain to air contact to dissipate any moisture inherency that may prevail.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a side elevational view of the improved bin'.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view through the bin.

' Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view through the upper portion of the bin.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary outside elevational view of the gate controls.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Figure 3.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary detailed sectional view taken substantially on the line 1-1 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that numeral 5 denotes a cylindrical side wall built up in sections and having a roof 6 at its upper end. The side wall structure is suitably mounted and anchored upon a concrete base I.

The interior of the bin is divided by radially disposed partitions 8 into separate compartments A, B, C and D, for the storage of grain and this number may be increased or decreased depending upon the number of partitions 9.

These partitions 9 extend downwardly to the inclined floors 9, one for each bin compartment and each of these floors has a dischargeopening l0 therein which is normally closed by a slide door II, this door being operated by a screw shaft l2 operating on a nut [I carried by the door II. This screw is swivelly supported by a bearing l4 and is operated by a crank handle 15.

Under each floor 9 is a sub-floor or chute I6 which catches grain falling through the overlying opening ID and delivers the same to a trough ll centrally located within the bin and adjacent the lower end thereof. Numeral l8 denotes a stack which rises from the trough l1 and has inner edges of the partitions8 connected thereto as suggested in Fig ure 3. This stack l8 rises to the roof 6 and opens into a small shed l9 located on the roof 6.

In this shed I9 is an electric motor 26 or other power plant for driving a shaft 2|, carrying sprocket wheels 22 over which sprocket chains 23, 23 are disposed.

These sprocket chains depend in the stack l8 and pass under sprocket wheels 24 located on an idler shaft 25. 1

At predetermined intervals, the chains 23 are bridged as at 26 and these bridge members carry buckets 21.

The buckets travel downwardly, following the chains 23, filled with grain from the trough I! openings A, B, C and D, conduits 39 extending from these openings to corresponding compartments A, B, and C as suggested in Figure 3, while the opening D communicates the hopper 29 directly with the underlying compartment D. A fifth opening E in the bottom of the hopper '29 communicates with a chute 3| which leads to outside of the bin wall 5 as suggested in Figure 1.

A gate 32 is provided for each of the openings A, B, C, D and E, and member 33 connect these gates, last mentioned, with bell cranks 34 mounted on the outside of the wall 6. Pull membars 35 depend from the bell cranks 34 and terminate in knobs 36 located adjacent thehand cranks l5.

It can be'seen, that by pulling the pull members 35, grain can he deliveretl trom the hopper 29 to any one of the compartments A, B, C and D,

While the foregoing specification sets iorth the invention in specific terms, it is to be vuncleh stood that numerous changes in tho'shape, size and materials may be resorted to without do parting from the spirit omit scone oi the inven tion as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

An apparatus of the character desemheti eom= prising a, storage bin pro ided with vertical stock: out the control gooytion thomof nottitiom in the him dividing the interior. of the bin into at plurality of compartments, an elevator in the stock for elevating grain from the bottom partion of the stock to the upper portion thereof. distributing means at the upper portion 01 the bin for distributing elevated grains to the various compartments, :1 loading chute beneath each compartment extending radially from the stack through the outer wall of the bin and adapted to feed the grain to the bottom of the stack, and

valve means in the bottom of each compartment tor odmttting glow. to the respective chutes,

ARCHIE L. CAUGZ'L 

